BG Baseball Back in Action Friday!

Friday, February 19

Louisville, Ky.

2:00 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

Louisville

The first pitch is set to be thrown on Friday, Feb. 19 in Louisville Ky. when the Falcons take on the No. 12 Cardinals this weekend.

February 18, 2010 | Baseball

By: by Ryan Gasser, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

Bowling Green Falcons (0-0-0)
vs.
No. 12 Louisville Cardinals (0-0-0)
Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, Ky.

Friday, Feb. 19 - 2:00 p.m. ET
Thomas Royse - Jr., RHP - (0-0, 0.00) vs. Brennan Smith - Jr., RHP - (0-0, 0.00)
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Saturday, Feb. 20 - 1:00 p.m. ET
Dean Kiekhefer - Jr., LHP - (0-0, 0.00) vs. Michael Frank - Fr., RHP - (0-0, 0.00)
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Sunday, Feb. 21 - 1:00 p.m. ET
Tony Zych - So., RHP - (0-0, 0.00) vs. Kevin Leady - Sr., RHP - (0-0, 0.00)
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BGSU notes
Louisville notes

There may still be snow outside and the temperatures have not broken 40 degrees but ITS BASEBALL SEASON in Bowling Green. The back-to-back Mid-American Conference regular season champion BGSU Falcons hit the road and head south to the "Bluegrass State" to take on the No. 12 Louisville Cardinals in a three-game weekend series this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting.

UP NEXT
The Lousiville Cardinals of the BIG EAST will host the Bowling Green Falcons at Jim Patterson Stadium (Louisville, Ky.) this weekend for the start of the 2010 baseball season. The BIG EAST favorites will toss the first pitch at 2:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon, weather permitting.

THE SERIES
The Falcons and the Cardinals met for the first time last season in a three-game weekend set from Feb. 27- March 1. The series resulted in three wins for Louisville by scores of 15-6, 8-5, and 9-2. Lousiville leads the all-time series set 3-0.

FOLLOW THE FALCONS
Track the Falcons as the 2010 season opens up by visiting BGSUFALCONS.com for access to LIVE STATS, the University of Lousiville radio broadcast (KOOL 1570-AM) and video coverage through CardsTV (subscription rates may apply).

BLOOP SINGLES ON THE CARDINALS
The Louisville Cardinals are ranked in the top-20 of all five of the major baseball polls going into their first weekend of play (12th by Rivals.com, 13th by Baseball America, 13th by Ping! Baseball, 19th by Collegiate Baseball News, 19th by NCBWA and 20th in USA Today / ESPN coaches' poll)...the Cardinals finished 47-18 overall last season and won 27-of-34 games (.810) at Jim Patterson Stadium in 2009...they won the BIG EAST regular season and tournament championships last season...Louisville loses two of their most dangerous weapons from a season ago, reigning BIG EAST Player of the Year Chris Dominguez and BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year Justin Marks from a season ago.